Genome Projects and Sequencing Technologies · Zoology

Which organism was the first to have its genome completely sequenced?

  1. Escherichia coli
  2. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  3. Homo sapiens
  4. Haemophilus influenzae
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Correct answer: Haemophilus influenzae

Haemophilus influenzae was the first organism with a fully sequenced genome. This milestone was achieved in 1995.

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